UK Elecraft net report for Sunday 23rd November

[Dave, G4AON]

We had another busy and interesting net this week. I never fail to be
amazed at how we manage to find useful subjects that are Elecraft
related each week!

Main topics were:

External speakers, for anyone interested mine came from Argos
(http://www.argos.co.uk/), part number 513/6113, Acoustic Solutions in
black that are 9.5" tall by just over 5.5" wide - cost £19.99 a pair. I
tried Richer Sounds for their offer on Eltax Concept mini speakers at
£9.99 a pair, but they wouldn't sell them for cash without having my
name and address "for the receipt", which in reality was for junk mail
purposes, so they were left in the shop.

"Birdies" on the K3 as noted following a firmware update. The general
view was it had nothing to do with firmware updates. The frequencies
mentioned were 21.022, 14.324, 7.160 and 3.580. I pick up all of those
except the 21 MHz one. The strongest is 3.580.

Power Poles, love them or hate them they are used in the K2/100 and K3!
CPC in the UK stock them, when I checked they were listed as of USA
origin perhaps misprinted as "unbranded". Part number 21-3300, CPC are
at: http://cpc.farnell.com/

Noise reduction and roofing filters... Narrow filters give worse noise
reduction performance. Interesting observations by Doug, GM0ELP, on how
much of an issue it can be at times and how much better noise reduction
works with a wider filter. He's going to see if Lyle or Wayne can
include manual filter selection as an option.

Observations that the KXV3 isn't needed if you just want to use the IF
out, it can be taken from the main RF board to a single hole fixing BNC
socket fitted to the KXV3 blanking plate. Saves a lot of money... See
the KXV3 diagram/fitting instructions.

Clifton Labs K2 IF buffer kit.

Power supplies, Voltage drop and fitting modules to the K3 (remember to
exit the menu and power off for the module to be recognised).

Schurr Profi and other paddles, including the Hex key and Begali. An
interesting point was raised that apparently there are three different
makers of the Profi paddles and they are all based on the same design!

Stations this week were:
G0VGS, Ian
G4LWA, Alan
G7BQM, Ted
GM0ELP, Doug
G8FMH, Alan
M3WCK, Colin
G4NWJ, Jim
G4LOP, Chris
MM0XDG, David
GI4FZD, Paul

73 until next week.
Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80, Acom 1000, dipole

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I was listening, but I did not call in as there were enough on the net already!

Mike

[Stewart Baker]

Using a pair of small Creative (non amplified) computer speakers,
and the audio quality from the K3 is excellent.

I must be very lucky, I can't hear any of the birdies listed.
My K3 has the 2nd RX, however I took no special care in the
routing of the signal cables.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:25:20 +0000, Dave G4AON wrote:
> We had another busy and interesting net this week. I never fail
to be
> amazed at how we manage to find useful subjects that are
Elecraft
> related each week!
>
> Main topics were:
>
> External speakers, for anyone interested mine came from Argos
> (http://www.argos.co.uk/), part number 513/6113, Acoustic
Solutions in
> black that are 9.5" tall by just over 5.5" wide - cost £19.99 a
pair. I
> tried Richer Sounds for their offer on Eltax Concept mini
speakers at
> £9.99 a pair, but they wouldn't sell them for cash without
having my
> name and address "for the receipt", which in reality was for
junk mail
> purposes, so they were left in the shop.
>
> "Birdies" on the K3 as noted following a firmware update. The
general
> view was it had nothing to do with firmware updates. The
frequencies
> mentioned were 21.022, 14.324, 7.160 and 3.580. I pick up all of
those
> except the 21 MHz one. The strongest is 3.580.
>
> Power Poles, love them or hate them they are used in the K2/100
and K3!
> CPC in the UK stock them, when I checked they were listed as of
USA
> origin perhaps misprinted as "unbranded". Part number 21-3300,
CPC are
> at: http://cpc.farnell.com/
>
> Noise reduction and roofing filters... Narrow filters give worse
noise
> reduction performance. Interesting observations by Doug, GM0ELP,
on how
> much of an issue it can be at times and how much better noise
reduction
> works with a wider filter. He's going to see if Lyle or Wayne
can
> include manual filter selection as an option.
>
> Observations that the KXV3 isn't needed if you just want to use
the IF
> out, it can be taken from the main RF board to a single hole
fixing BNC
> socket fitted to the KXV3 blanking plate. Saves a lot of
money... See
> the KXV3 diagram/fitting instructions.
>
> Clifton Labs K2 IF buffer kit.
>
> Power supplies, Voltage drop and fitting modules to the K3
(remember to
> exit the menu and power off for the module to be recognised).
>
> Schurr Profi and other paddles, including the Hex key and
Begali. An
> interesting point was raised that apparently there are three
different
> makers of the Profi paddles and they are all based on the same
design!

>
> Stations this week were:
> G0VGS, Ian
> G4LWA, Alan
> G7BQM, Ted
> GM0ELP, Doug
> G8FMH, Alan
> M3WCK, Colin
> G4NWJ, Jim
> G4LOP, Chris
> MM0XDG, David
> GI4FZD, Paul
>
> 73 until next week.
> Dave, G4AON
> K3/100 #80, Acom 1000, dipole
>
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